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oil rig

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noun

  1. See rig 1

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AI capacity can be added far quicker to the electrical grid via solar panels, he says, while building a nuclear power plant, oil rig, or gas pipeline takes years.

From Barron's Mar. 11, 2026

In April 2010, a state-of-the-art offshore oil rig operated by BP exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.

From Slate Jan. 14, 2026

“But if WTI can occasionally lift back to above the $60 threshold, the oil rig count could remain stable.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

Berg, who has directed intense action movies like “Deepwater Horizon” — filmed on an oil rig — says “American Primeval” was “the most brutal thing I’ve ever done.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2025

It showed an artist’s colorful rendering of the new ROC, with huge shopping complexes, smiling people in sunglasses toting oversize shopping bags, a Corporation oil rig shining from the blue water in the background.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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